A golden sphinx.
Its wings fluttered like the fastest aerial beast imaginable, its massive body not even pretending to be slowed down as it appeared behind Alexander in less than a second.
Its underside dropped, ready to squash the entity who had spoken with such arrogant flair as if this sphinx carried the wrath of the Colosseum itself!
And yet...
BZZT!
Alexander's body didn't go down.
His feet sank slightly into the rising golden earth beneath him, but he remained upright and as solid as ever as the third gem recipe revealed itself.
"The Bastion of Glacialis."
HUUM!
The third gem recipe Alexander had crafted was forged from the Empyreal Gems of Glacialis.
At its core pulsed the Grand Tao of Glacialis, with other Taos weaved in to support it. The result was an automatic glacial barrier encasing him at all times.
But it didn't just protect.
BOOM!
